Black Sabbath - Sydney - 5 November 1974 (audio)

First date of Australian leg of the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath world tour.
AC/DC were the support band.
The opening two tracks have now been uploaded and are part of a playlist for this concert. (24.9.2020)
The Megalomania Jam 20 minute song sequence has also been up loaded in HD sound @
• Black Sabbath - Megalo...

[@ledzeppelinfan1438]

I was at this concert. Standing on the front row seats fairly close to the right hand speaker stacks as you look at the stage. Permanent hearing loss! Went to Uriah Heep at the same venue a couple of weeks later and could barely hear them through the ear buzzing that took about a month to go away. AC/DC were amazing in support, but we had to duck as people behind were throwing cans at Angus who was so close we got sprayed by his sweat while he was head banging. Ozzy was magnificent - truly athletic in his white fringed gear: leaping off speaker stacks, doing somersaults with his very long mane of hair flowing wildly. When Geezer first struck his bass it thumped into our chests so hard we almost got knocked into the second row! A couple of songs in there was apparently a sound problem so there was a few minutes break as they wheeled in even higher stacks of 2000 watt amps. Just went to "The End" concert this week to try to recapture the feeling of this one - a good concert but sadly nowhere near the energy of 1974 at the Hordern Pavilion. Thank you SO much for publishing this one!!

[@mycubiclepenguin868]

I would pay a very large sum of money to see that concert. Literally, my two favorite bands of all time one after the other. However, Sabbath would have been performing most of their best songs by this point, but ACDC only had released one single with their previous singer, Dave Evans. Bon Scott sang at this show, but they hadn't recorded anything with him... yet.... If only the ACDC audio were in this bootleg.

[@GreenDistantStar]

I was at this gig too, the second concert I ever went to. Walked onto the bus almost deaf, couldn't hear the driver ask me for the fare.

[@1wickedgroove]

Sounds like heaven

[@user-li7be5mp8e]

Я меломан со стажем, мне 60.как трудно было доставать винил! Я родом из СССР, но какое счастье было купить параноик, на ворнере. Да ещё первопресный, почти весь саббат был!!! Привет всём меломанам с России🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@sotis1756]

Nothing could beat Tonys guitar sound 1974

[@michaelmondo7968]

Toni iommi. UNDER RATED. Saw Sabbath 8 times. Tony kicks ass every time. Extremely excellent Guitar player. Mike m

[@edgarsifuentes3248]

From 71-74 no competition!

[@waggon666axefromhell]

00:38 Killing Yourself to Live 06:44 Snowblind 11:30 War Pigs 18:53 Sabra Cadabra 24:02 Jam 30:52 Sometimes I'm Happy 34:51 Supernaut 36:49 (37:17) Iron Man 42:30 Guitar Solo 44:54 Megalomania Jam 52:51 Sabra Cadabra (reprise) 55:12 Orchid 55:35 Children of the Grave 59:59 Paranoid

[@MrDangermouse10]

Many thanks for this superb effort wagon666. I have been working on the extraction from the original tape and the tracks above are all next to perfect. In getting the best sound with great realism for the venue, Ozzy's vocal is a bit sharp. I will upload each song separately but not breaking those that run together, and include the opening two numbers, Tomorrow's Dream and Sweetleaf, which both have recording problems because of a tape issue.

[@TENSE1983videos]

@@MrDangermouse10 can't wait

[@ruthparker1140]

"Sounds good to me!👍✌️🤪

[@chandlerdouglas98]

55:12 is Embryo

[@raresabbath7563]

I've been listening to every Sabbath bootleg I can get my hands on for a while now, and I really think this show is the best vocal performance ever put on by Ozzy. Incredible range and power, and that silky smooth quality to his voice heard on the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album. You're witnessing Ozzy at his (albeit short-lived) peak right here.I mean seriously, listen to the early version of Megalomania around 45:20. Those vocals are as good or better than the studio ones he recorded a few months later. Truly a treat to listen to.

[@jarrodhoule8134]

running theory my band and i have come up with (as we noticed the same thing) is he couldn't feel his vocal chords in the studio due to drug use, so trying to bang out those high power songs every other night for years took a fast toll.

[@MrDangermouse10]

Thanks for this. Expect a remastered upload of the entire concert before the 46th anniversary!

[@KevinHallSurfing]

Went on the 9th, a yellow ticket Sec 1 Row N 2 9th Nov 74 and also says (SydneyShowground) Part One ... Sabbath Bloody Sabbath tour also a bloody amazing performance. 🇦🇺

[@roccodifranco7866]

Saw Black Sabbath in 1974 at convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey, sabotage album first time I saw them cried😢😅

[@celticsarebest]

One hell of a concert! With AC/DC too

[@JohnH779]

I was 10.. I went to the show at the Capitol when I was 16 :)

[@flashbastard89]

I really miss Iommi's "dinner jazz" bits in his solos. I really thought they added a different perspective on his playing. It would be great if he did stuff like that on the modern tours. Such a multi-faceted player.

[@fuckamericanidiot]

the Hard Ponys That was his Django Reinhardt shining through

[@hastobe303]

I saw Heaven and Hell back in 2007-2008 probably, and he was jazzing out a fair bit during one of the mellow sections. Can not remember which song. It was great to experience, but nothing like the old days when it comes to dexterity and boldness.

[@user-gl5kj1fm5x]

check out Stockholm 1983 starting about the 59 minute mark - tony and bev bevan go to town (its on the tube)

[@crazeeegeoff]

My ticket shows sec. 14, row c 13 I was also at the concert the year before when Buffalo was the support act. When Sabbath came on, I was leaning on the stage, right in the middle! (had dropped acid when Buffalo came on and it hit just when Sabbath came on stage!)

[@crazeeegeoff]

Uriah Heep came out later in the month as well!

[@robwales8016]

Weren't Status Quo the third British band that came out that month?

[@diamondog99]

yep , they supported Sabbath in Adelaide , well not really a support , more like a double Bill.. quo were amazing..

[@diamondog99]

Sabbath, Status Quo and Uriah Heep..

[@vincentrathbone26]

So that means Sabbath toured Australia 3 times with Ozzy in the 70's, '71, 73 & 74.

[@campinggrousebuyahouse91]

Played the whole of supernaut! This is superb.. lucky lucky bastards at this show, bon scott angus young, ozzy osboure and tony iommi in same night.. !!!!

[@Malegys]

+Laurie harrison Bon Scott wasn't in the band yet, it was still Dave Evans on vocals.

[@campinggrousebuyahouse91]

Mahler Haze !! Eh !,, no danger man... are you sure ?

[@Malegys]

+Laurie harrison Ok, my mistake. Just looked it up & Bon joined ac/dc a month before this gig with Sabbath. I stand corrected :)

[@campinggrousebuyahouse91]

Mahler Haze Nae worries dude... good admittance brother.

[@robwales8016]

Yes he was. I was there. Fark that shows my age

[@flashbastard89]

Freaking Jeebus!! Listen to how high Ozzy is singing on a lot of this stuff. A lot of people like to talk about what he's lost over the years and at the same time act like he was never that great to start with. Well, just listen to this! Anyone who thinks he was just a frontman and not one of the great hard rock voices wasn't paying attention.

[@mikeskillings5985]

I'm trying to find bootlegs of Sabbath in Detroit MI and La Forum in Inglewood CA in 75

[@knightartorias9137]

Ozzy in his prime

[@MrDangermouse10]

Many thanks flashbasdard89 for your insightful comments. Glad you enjoyed. I will upload some musical excepts from the Aust 1973 tour soon. The Sydney recording is poor. Too much volume for the recorder to handle plus too close to the stage. In other words - a great night.

[@michaelthomas9991]

MrDangermouse10 - you could never be too close to the stage with Sabbath.

[@billjannusch]

Totally awesome..Incredible bootleg..

[@traviss1030]

It's you again!

[@flashbastard89]

Ah, man, the more I listen, the more in love I am with this recording. Thanks for posting this!! Some of the jams are just epic. The weird bit at the end of the embryonic "Megalomania" is something I've not heard before. A lot of the other seemingly impromptu bits are familiar from other shows I've heard, including the "LIve At Last" record, but there's some new stuff here as well. Cheers!

[@psychedelicprawncrumpets9479]

Damm sabbath and AC-DC on the same bill

[@timcyberbanjo1]

yes, I remeber that concert. I was there. Hordon Pavillion. A relatively unknown AC/DC were the supprt ban. Years later a chance meeting with Anges Youg said this kicked them off.

[@yamilmusse4911]

Sabra cadabra!!!! Que voz que tenias viejo, te amo

[@ThePedrohbc]

Sabbra Cadabra is so killer on this show...

[@blackheaven4170]

Great show, many thanks!

[@Aussie0zborn]

Excellent. Thanks foruploading.

[@euanshanks]

awesome. thanks for posting this

[@dopemixx]

Thanks a lot for the mega rareness!!!

[@dimethaltryptamine1]

THX FOR THE POST :) Man I was at this concert & 16 at the time. The best of memories :)

[@ledzeppelinfan1438]

+dimethaltryptamine1 me at 16 too! Just went with my 23 year old son to see Sabbath again at "The End" concert. He enjoyed it, but I had to tell him, "Yeah, but you should have heard them in 1974...." I'll send him this link so he knows what I meant.

[@robwales8016]

Me too. Just posed that in this thread

[@robwales8016]

Also saw them 6 times in the 2013-16 tours

[@davidmills497]

Wow great upload, I didn't even know there was a recording of this show. Really loved the early version of Megalomania near the end.

[@craigsimon7658]

Great black sabbath show!!👍

[@robchell9196]

Saw this tour at MSG, Aerosmith opener…..yep.

[@mikemonti66]

This is cool!!!

[@marcusparcusable]

tony owns it

[@robwales8016]

I was there. Melbourne Cup day 1974 with Paul rae. 2fresh faced 13 year olds. Had front row tickets compliments of Eddie Chan of the infamous Mandarin Club.

[@jaimealvarezmd7245]

Anyone who doubts who gave birth to metal listen to this.

[@MrDangermouse10]

Hi Rob, always planned to put the ticket on Ebay with some others. I'll let you know.

[@pyschoman9450]

great sound for bootleg.and performance too

[@MrDangermouse10]

Thanks. I will post an improved version including the opening track at some stage.

[@kennatiousc]

1.killing yourself to live.2.snowblind 3.war pigs.4.sabra cadabra.5band improv.6.supernaut.7.iron man.8.tony solo.9.megalo jam.10.sabra cadabra reprise.11.children of the grave.12.paranoid.

[@raphaelmercilessly6108]

spiralacrobat

[@erichzgraggen8120]

spiralacrobat

[@jamesadams1812]

Nice recording of Sabbath live in 1974!! Ozzy rocking as usual with his awesome vocals...

[@trollvstrolltrolloffchampi9719]

Just curious...what was the ticket price?

[@claudiocasemiro3726]

O AC/DC roubava a cena todas as noites..

[@Sashabooboo]

How difficult was it, in 1974, to sneak in a recording device? The cassette recorders back then had 30, 60 and 90 minute tapes. I'm guessing you bought the big 120 minute tape in preparation? Or did you record this on reel to reel? I'm in the USA where it was only within the past few years (the smartphone) that recording has become standard and would've been absolutely taboo in 1974. Are (were) things less restrictive in Australia of that day? Thanks for uploading this gem.

[@TheWhoMeWhy]

A minor challenge to take in a cassette recorder. New batteries plus cassettes one could only just afford were part of the deal. An awareness of when to turn the tape and holding the microphone discretely were needed. This recording is minus opening track owing to crowd noise.

[@robwales8016]

Reckon these tapes were directly off the desk. as so many Sabbath Bootlegs were until the 80's Live Evil with Dio. No punters with cassette recorders me thnkx. And who knows if this recording was actually that gig. They played Sydney 4 or 5 time that tour. But I was there Melbourne Cup day 74. Bon had been in AC/Dc about 6 weeks. Their single at the time was Can I sit next to you Girl. Angus's knobbly knees in those shorts were the stand out for me.

[@christopherbost5387]

The jam is the Doomsday Recitation Lund, Sweden arrangement less refined and Geezer's bass less spacey/trippy but, nonetheless excellent early ideas.

[@mikeskillings5985]

was this really November 5th 1974 I looked it up they played in Australia 11-7,11-9,11-10,11-12 so this may be the 11-9,11-10 show

[@davidg4294]

Mike Skillings the date on the ticket is correct. I filed it with the cassette case and the gig was not rescheduled to another night.

[@ruthparker1140]

And, To think... Some one said: "Black Sabbath had never been to Ozz." Well, That shows differently. Good for you! 😁🍻🍻🥂🥂☕☕ ("Sgt.J.")

[@whiskeycitydiggers]

They played Australia heaps of times.

[@robwales8016]

I was at this show. Melbourne Cup day 74. 13 years old. Hey do you still have that ticket stub? I'll buy it from you.

[@scissors656]

little boy blue is a big girl now :D

[@TENSE1983videos]

1:00:01 Paranoid

[@markribbo3687]

Gee I thought this was 1973 as I remb

[@bass9112]

Do you have the original files 0.0

[@MrDangermouse10]

Yes. Hope to redo in best quality & include opening track .

[@bass9112]

@@MrDangermouse10 could you somehow post a link to the files, please

[@MrDangermouse10]

​@@bass9112 The original recording is on cassette. Please wait and I will post when I have made a superior copy. I am thinking that could be early next year.

[@bass9112]

@@MrDangermouse10 uh ok, sorry if i seemed rude or idk

[@narizgrande]

Nobody has a vibrato like tony iommi... I can't mimic it...

[@user-vy5pg7if2s]

47:04

[@Tommy-vo2hs]

Wired people